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Germany Homeschooling

Basically, all children of school age residing in Germany have by law to attend a duly-certified school or be taught at home by a qualified teacher certified under the German system. A very important consideration is how long the children will be in Germany: if, for example, a family is only going to be there for one or two years (a normal corporate assignment), officials will typically be less concerned, and may be satisfied if the parents can (for example) document that they have been homeschooling successfully in another system (US, UK) and plan to do so when they return.

Specifics vary from one German Federal state to another, and the attitude of local school officers is very important. There are provisions allowing homeschooling for religious convictions, but the parents have to satisfy the authorities that the children are being “properly” taught, which normally means certification and typically involves the children taking the same examinations as local children.

If we were moving to Germany now, my wife (who has a BS, MA, with qualifications in education) would get herself certified as a teacher in our US state, and I’d get a copy of our state’s education code and check the exact language of the exemption clauses. We’d also sign up with one of the correspondence schools to make everything look as normal and official as possible. Finally, we’d make arrangements to have the whole family learn German in some formal framework – probably Goethe Institut.

News & Controversy

German ‘ghost school’ uncovered after 30 years
October 18, 2007. The “ghost school” began as a project by leftwing, mainly academic parents, who set it up in a villa in the district of Steintor, wanting to create an alternative to the rigid pedagogical practices of the state system.

Melissa is free!
Since her 16th birthday on Monday 23th April Melissa is back in her family. Although the youth welfare office refused her to return back to her family the courageous girl left her foster family in the night of 22th April and indepentendly travelled back to Erlangen where her family lives.

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The German Way
Site is exerpt from the book explaining German educational system in general.

Kaiserslautern Inclusive Home School Support
KIHSS is an inclusive but secular (non-religious) home school support group serving the Kaiserslautern, Germany area. We are a member-led, volunteer driven group. We welcome anyone in the KMC who is interested in homeschooling, regardless of religion, rank, homeschool style, or parenting style.

Military Homeschool Communities

Kaiserslautern District
HEIDELBERG, Germany ­ Children of U.S. Army, Europe, military and civilian personnel who are home-schooled or attending a host-nation school must be registered with USAREUR

United Homeschoolers of Germany
Located in the Ramstein/Kaiserslautern region of Germany, our group is comprised of homeschooling families living temporarily in Germany. Because of this, the group is quite transient. We encourage diversity and welcome all regardless of race, religion, or homeschool style. Together, we provide a network of support where homeschooling families can share ideas, organize field trips or enrichment classes, connect with local organizations, provide information about living in Germany, and help families new to homeschooling. Because of the unique and often transient nature of this community, UHSG strives to offer a welcoming and safe place for parents as well as children. Facebook Group. Forum.

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A2Z Homeschooling

A to Z Home's Cool, since 1997, has been the premiere destination site for those researching homeschooling, those who have decided to homeschool and are now looking for new homeschool groups and friends, as well as for families looking for free and low-cost educational materials for their children, homeschooled or not. Also known fondly as "A2Z Homeschool" we have been expanding into social networking and mobile sites. We are adding complete homeschool resources into our site for those who wish to pick and choose their homeschool curriculum freely. We are a religion-neutral homeschool site. We help you understand all the options available in the world of homeschooling.